Xu Ling's heart was burning, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.
With this money, he can wrap up the pears from Mrs. Li's house, as well as the pears from Grandpa Hutou Hall's house.
If he packed all these pears, he might be able to earn forty taels of silver at once and go home directly!
Xu Ling fell asleep dreaming about the beautiful future.
By the time he arrived at Qinghe Town, it was already dark and the twilight was vast. The people returning home were like caged birds being scattered, looking for directions to leave.
Xu Ling was still alone. It was so late at this time and the city gate should be closed soon. If he rushed to Lijiazhuang, he might not be able to enter the town when he came back, so it was better not to cause trouble to others.
He looked for the inn where he had stayed. This time he did not stay in Datongpu, but asked for a lower-class room. He ordered two more side dishes and three steamed buns, and the waiter brought a pot of hot tea.
Xu Ling bolted the doors and windows, lit the candle, put two plates of food on the chair, and poured all the money in the space on the table.
He held the steamed bun in one hand and took a few bites of vegetables from time to time, chewing while counting the money.
One article, two articles, three articles...
Although this fictional and strange dynasty was a world in a book, it was very similar to the ancient times he knew. At least he could roughly recognize the words here, and he was also familiar with many objects. Xu Ling and the others walked around and inquired about many things. Based on some unavailable items, it was inferred that this strange Yong Dynasty was somewhat similar to the two Song Dynasties he knew.
The commodity economy is developed, and the order of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce is unshakable...
The money here is basically copper coins and iron coins, supplemented by small pieces of silver, and banknotes, but the face value of the banknotes is too high, and he has never seen it yet.
Most of what he received was copper coins, and counting every penny was tiring, but Xu Ling was not tired at all.
In the end, the money counted was more than ten cents, and I don't know whether he counted it wrong or someone else gave him too much.
A total of four thousand three hundred and seventy-six articles.
It can be exchanged for four taels of silver and more than three hundred coins.
The annual income of an ordinary city family is probably between twelve and twenty, without deducting expenses.
If expenses are deducted, it is considered very good to be able to save five or six taels of silver a year.
He earned four taels of silver in less than a week, which should be considered impressive, right?
After Xu Ling finished his meal, he only had one hundred pennies left with him, and put the rest in the empty space.
If he could meet people from his hometown at the dock tomorrow, he planned to send some money to his family.
With the remaining money, he will buy pears and continue to sell them in Lingbao Town.
Autumn is the harvest season, so he can travel more places and resell... In this way, he should be able to pay back the money in time for winter, right?
Xu Ling lay on the bed thinking about it and fell asleep.
The next day, after having breakfast at the inn and paying thirty cents for accommodation and meals, Xu Ling rushed to Lijiazhuang.
In the past few days, he had come to Lijiazhuang a lot. Everyone in the village knew that he was a vendor who came to collect pears. Therefore, when they saw him, some people in the village came to Mrs. Li's house out of curiosity and asked him if he wanted more pears.
Xu Ling naturally wanted to take care of all the five pear trees in Mrs. Li's house. This was thanks to Mrs. Li's family for their help. The pears at Grandpa Hutou Tang's house were also of good quality. He picked them up and harvested them at a reasonable price. If he is willing to pay more, the villagers will naturally want to sell it to him.
"This year is a good year. The pear trees in every household are bearing a lot of fruit, and the branches are broken. When there are more pears, the price will be cheaper!"
Everyone in the village also understands this truth.
While Xu Ling was chatting with them, he picked fruits from the pear tree. He didn't want any fruits with bug eyes or ugly ones. Such careful selection would inevitably be a waste. After Xu Ling said that it costs three cents a pound, Grandpa Hutoutang Nothing more to say.
On this day, Xu Ling carried a load in and out of Lijiazhuang. Some women in the village who planned to sell pears helped pick pears, and his speed accelerated a lot.
We had lunch at Grandpa Hutou’s house. Mrs. Li hadn’t come back from visiting relatives yet. Hutou’s mother’s cough became more and more serious. Even Hutou had dinner at Grandpa Hutou’s house.
The meals were home-cooked, and there wasn't much meat, but they were plentiful enough. If Xu Ling hadn't been embarrassed, he would have eaten to his heart's content.
At the dinner table, Xu Ling chatted with the men in Hutou's father's family for a long time. When he learned that the old man's surname was Li, his name was Li Ergen, so he called him Li Laoer. He had two sons, the eldest was running around the dock, and the second son was at the dock. The family farmed, and the two daughters-in-law were at home, keeping the house in order.
After eating, Xu Ling started collecting pears again. He was not short of money, and this time he planned to make two fewer trips. Finally, he used the four taels of silver he had just earned to buy more than a thousand kilograms of high-quality pears.
He picked all the pear trees in Mrs. Li's and Mr. Li's homes, except those that were not yet mature.
There are five or six families in the village who pick up high-quality pears from the trees and sell them to Xu Ling, and they all earn a lot of money.
These pears were too tiring just to print, so Xu Lingxian printed a batch overnight, and then hurried to take a boat to Lingbao Town and set up a stall at the foot of Lingbao Temple.
He was busy all day long. Apart from sitting on the boat and squinting for a while, he was either on the road or working.
Yawning, Xu Ling quickly arranged the pears. He came a little late today, and the stall the day before yesterday was occupied, so he had to find another seat.
Soon, some familiar scholars came to the foot of the mountain and looked around. Xu Ling also noticed them. Just as he was about to wave, he saw them heading elsewhere.
Xu Ling took a closer look and saw that this guy turned out to be a pear vendor. He imitated his appearance and printed words on the pears!
"I'll choke you!" Although Xu Ling was mentally prepared, the pirated copy came too fast! Xu Ling felt scared when he thought of the thousands of kilograms of autumn pears stored in the space!
"What if I can't sell it?" His capital chain was broken, and the money turned into pears in his hands. He might even lose money!
But soon, Xu Ling calmed down. He had space in hand. Even if the pears couldn't be sold now, after this season, when others had no pears to sell, his pears would still be valuable.
But...are the family waiting impatiently?
No, it is still too risky to just rely on simple buying and selling.
Xu Ling must come up with a better idea.
While he was brainstorming, those scholars walked up to his stall and shouted, "You are finally here!"
Xu Ling quickly smiled and said, "Didn't I go home to pick pears? I'm so sorry for keeping you all waiting!"
Seeing these people coming again, he felt strange in his heart, "I just saw a few of them go elsewhere, and I was feeling sad. Why are you here again?"
A scholar shook his head and said with a smile: "You, a shopkeeper, can change your face very quickly. Yesterday, someone imitated you and became the Pear King and Pear General. However, their pears don't look as good as yours. Their characters are also crooked and their flowers are awkward. Want to learn your skills?"
